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No. Officially it can not look. Is... or is not. There is no look like.

Trek, man I gotta believe even Ed himself is a little bit overwhelmed by your faith in him...

Calling all Canadians!! Walmart.ca is magically loaded with all sorts of LEGO EXCLUSIVES in stock online! Grand Emporium, Camper Van, Pet Shop, Town Hall, Sopwith Camel!! GO NOW! Load up and avoid the Ban hammer! lol

This is a known issue with Town Halls. If they are being retired early, it's probably because Chinese counterfeiters have infiltrated the production line. My first Town Hall came in a box stamped "Make Happy Luck Toy" and included Batman and Robin mounted on Speedorz. Also, the bricks appeared to be made from some sort of hard cheese. I wasn't brave enough to taste one. Fortunately, LEGO Shop at Home was very understanding when I called to start the return process.

Series 7 Source: The Brick Fan

Received my Town Hall from S@H today. I just opened it up and I'm concerned the minifigs are Chinese fakes. What should I do? I guess if I submit a missing parts claim, they'll replace the minifigs.

I got my first one today. Don't really care if it's retiring now or not. Can't beat double VIP points and the Christmas promo on an exclusive.

That is not all you just said. We can read it. It's still there.

Ummmmmm no its not.

...or....ahhh....forget it.

It has been mentioned before but it all falls back on TLG. The fact they underestimated the demand for a set like this so close to the holidays is a head scratcher.

Well, we still have no idea what is the usual size of the production run for something as big as TH or HH. My feeling is that for each set, the size of each run is the same - this would be the easiest to plan when multiple elements of supply chain are involved (printing, box manufacturing, etc). Also, something tells me that they were on schedule to produce 38R4 no matter what. BUT... the rumors are flying probably around some information that there is no next run scheduled (or there is no run scheduled for start of 2015). But this could be deceptive in the sense that TLC could probably easily skip a run based on market conditions, but will still schedule it for next run. i.e. hypothetically, they might skip run 48R4, but have no intention to skip 18R5 run. Some insider might have seen that TH is not on 48R4 menu, and communicated that. But he might not know about 18R5 or just did not bother to mention

As Jeff said, the only spreadsheet I have is my brain. You take some information here, some there, hear a rumor, look at stock levels. It's intuition. It's karma. Whatever. Many people on the site have the awareness. I guess when you study this crap for 20 hours a day, you get a feel for the way things operate. LOL

It is not retired until it is retired. And it is not retired yet.

Exciter1 and Ghostdad May be on to something here. So, I opened up my TH yesterday and wouldn't you know it, It came with a Fortune Cookie.

Ed's spreadsheet is in his brain.

No it does not really retired yet

Either you have not been fully awake when you wrote this, or I am not fully reading it now. Or in other words: what?

It's official. FYI... http://community.brickpicker.com/topic/1219-dino-theme-discussions/?p=344663 LEGO Jurassic World Sets Officially Announced Universal Partnerships & Licensing announced yesterday, what has been rumoured for a while: The LEGO Group is an official licensing partner for Jurassic World. The movie directed by Colin Trevorrow and starring Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard will premiere on June 12th, 2015. The partnership between LEGO and Universal includes the release of several construction toy sets to be released in May, 2015 and supposedly also a video game. The press release quotes Jill Wilfert, The LEGO Group

You were really exhausted. Let us know 4 times. Lol ;)

Well, we've had some recent break-ins in the neighborhood so I would keep my cash under my mattress, except that's where I store the larger lego boxes. Not only does it save space, but the corrugated cardboard adds an extra layer of cushiony comfort.

this...i only sell internationally via gsp.

Well - I had a similar experience yesterday: two HHs from Target arrived in one box, poorly packed and creased boxes (but still sealed). I called Target and explained the damage. After a couple of minutes on hold: guess what they did - they will refund one of the HHs, and I can keep both damaged ones. So in the end I got two HHs with box damage for 50% off. That's what I call a deal. Especially when I want to build one myself anyway. Target made my day today.

Greetings from Pennsylvania, United States! I've been on this site for almost a year now, but I just haven't been too vocal yet. I have really appreciated the wonderful tools this site has to offer, especially the brickfolio. I've been reading a lot on the forums as well and using the links here when making a purchase. I was an avid lego fan until I was about 14, went into a 10 year dark age period, then a friend of mine rekindled my love for lego about 3 years ago. Started to seriously invest last year. If your new to investing, this is definitely the place to be!

Howdy folks, I have been recently strapped for capital as many opportunities have come recently. Keep the info below to myself or share? Hmm. It is not gospel and it is only what I intend to do as I try to get more structure in my acquisitions. Here goes for some of the bigger sets. Feel free to comment, add your own, etc Past history in this series has shown me this is its second holiday season and if this line-up remains consistent it will the last time to buy this at retail. 10211 GE - Probably EOL 10214 Tower Bridge - still perplexed on this one. Have 4 would like at least 10...it is out of any other sets range I am trying to relate it too... Buy small amounts when 2x or 3x VIP points. 10218 Petshop - Wait till mid winter. If GE is indeed retiring I cannot see this disappearing at the exact same time. 10220 T1 Camper - I have already started to accumulate with 2x VIP and poly bag. Makes this set cheap. not sure what set to relate this too either as far as EOL goes. 10223 Joust (have 9) but I am afraid this will be a slow riser just like 10193. This is related to the previous castle theme just like MMV was when it was out. 10224 - OOS many places but I heard from a Lego employee the modular's will go in order, wink 10225 R2 - Start accumulate in late NOV 10226 Sopwith Camel Probably EOL 10227 B Wing EOL (EOL before R2) 10228 HH Probably EOL 10229 EOL 10230 EOL 10231 EOL 10232 Palace Cinema begin accumulating spring of 2016 unless something changes 10233 Horizon Express - Not sure on this one buy when discounts x2 VIP and polys are avail - treat this like a city train, Emerald Night or more like the Maersk train? 10234 Sydney Opera House one of my sleeper sets, higher price per piece but there are also a lot of larger pieces in this set. Look at how ordinary Taj Mahal was for types of pieces. This set is easily recognizable. I believe it will do well. Problem I have: will this follow Tower Bridge production time 4 years or more??? 10235 Winter Village Market - Buy as many as I can before the end of NOV. If I can pair with other discounts great. I take 10229 as an example...I waited on this one till this fall having only 1 on hand until recently...if this follows 10229's timeline it should be an easy 60-80% gain by next Christmas. That is well ahead on my normal annual appreciation rate. I can live with that. 10236 Ewok Village have zero...no idea on this one. 10237 Tower or Orthanc I should probably be accumulating this now. Have Zero. 10240 I will start buying this next May, hoping for a May 4th deal. 10241 Maersk 3x EEE will looking into it Feb- March 2015 10242 Mini Cooper - will this follow the T1 production timeline? If it does there is a lot time for this one. 10243 Parisian Restaurant One of my fav modulars (have 1) from a trade (thanks) will end up with 10+ on this one. No hurry though 10244 Mixer, not a lot of love for this set, had it included the Power Functions I would like it more...but I will be buying this one early summer 2015. Impressive when built, nice engineering when it is stored away. SLEEPER. 10245 Can't say enough about this set...buy now, buy more next year buy anytime there is any give away. (JMO) If it follows the "pattern" it may vanish late winter after Christmas but return late summer or next fall. Anyway other than other non-10xxx sets this has been fun to think about and post. Take it leave it, I am no authority on the matter. This is how I feel about the sets today.

I am going to practice my right to openly speculate!

STOP TALKING IN ABSOLUTES. UNLESS YOU ARE GOD OR THE CEO OF LEGO. all it does is create about three pages of pointless back and forth crap of well how do you know etc etc. Besides I think you are wrong. And Hxckid88 in usually right.

maybe they had shortage of black pigment for ABS Or batman capes... part 4652745 is out of stock ROFL... maybe that is why Batcave is OOS...

well, let us just say that SSD never had no stinking "retired soon" flag

I ordered a GE over the phone when it was "call to check availability" and when I received it yesterday there was the Holiday promo, as expected, as well as a 40092 Reindeer set which they threw in for free.

In this case, 38R4 was done _before_ panic buy

Everyone wants a bigger piece of the pie? So then the pie keeps getting larger, lol.

If you are a believer in the codes, then yes. It also could mean that the set will be available in the short term. This added interest in this set could make LEGO change plans. We can be our own worst enemy in terms of set EOL. The GE could be an example of this.

Can Someone explain to me why threre are so much exclusieve sets are sold out in the US? While these sets are still widely availeble here in Europe. Even HH I can still buy at my local Lego shop for retail Price.

Ps I like the Kleenex box thank you jais

Guys everything is fine. Its ok. But I do see the point that I set myself up to be picked on by trying to defend someone who certainly does not need me to defend him. So in that regard the topic is done and we can just move along move along... I mean the best for BP, everyone on it and want everyone to succeed.

So The Goonies Pirate Ship got the 10,000 votes. I don't have that much nostalgia for the movie since I saw it later in life, but this is the one line I remember when somebody mentions the movie. https://ideas.lego.com/projects/45109 I tried to add a picture, but I guess I don't have permission.

Savages on this board.

If I was running TLG, I'd play the game with all of us resellers. I'd retire some sets early so that the value of the LEGO sets seem to be very high and profitable. People will think all sets in the line will follow this particular set. Meanwhile I over produce others so that the resellers will hoard and stock up on them hoping to hit the next jackpot. Right before resellers realize they bought crap, I'd end this line and start creating new lines to keep things fresh and people hopeful. Maybe even make a little profit off the crap they bought just to keep them happy and keep hoarding. With the money TLG is making I believe they can afford a few market analysts to model this market and maximize their profit. They probably read through brickpicker everyday just to gain more insight on the market.(Hi lego analyst, please tip the scale in our favor a bit more. Thx) We are all puppets in this game. With all that said......I just bought another pet shop....

I know it's somewhat unlikely that you all don't own the LEGO games. There's a sale going on right now on XBox Marketplace and the following games. Dark Souls 1 - $4.99 / Requires Xbox Gold subscription Dark Souls 2 - $23.99 / Requires Xbox Gold subscription METAL GEAR SOLID V: GROUND ZEROES - $9.99 / Requires Xbox Gold subscription Red Johnson's Chronicles - $4.99 / Requires Xbox Gold subscription No gold required: Batman: Arkham City - $4.99 Batman: Arkham Asylum - $4.99 Batman: Arkham Origins Season Pass - $9.99 Batman

That is based upon a consumer market that stays stagnant. In 5 years when we are at the modular building X, there will be people that want the GE just like there are people now that want the fire brigade or green grocer. Perhaps you'll have to make your product description in Mandarin by that time, but you will be able to sell it with a nice profit.

Sold a Police ATV polybag for $5. The time it took me to research market price, take photos, list, print label, find envelop, etc is worth much more than the set. Googled the recipient's address, saw the house and decided to include a Worriz fire bike as a small surprise for the kid.

After phoning around, I finally found a target with an ISD 75055. Picked it up for $55cdn + tax

1 mixer just cause it seemed like the thing to do today. At this point I fear the wife's snip snip more than I fear Lego's ban hammer .

I'm super excited I finally got a misb black pearl for $100!

A few Town Halls Maersk EEE Daily Bugles 1 divorce A few new friends under the bridge

That Lego lady is hot. New Lego modular: The Spearmint Rhino?

All this talk of the movie and I hope some of you are smart enough to pounce on the set with Rocket Raccoon. If comic book sales is any indicator, the ugly Raccoon will do a Deadpool on you. So do yourselves a favor and load up while you can. These guardian sets will have a surprise exit and before you know it, you'll see a nice triple to quadruple due to that Raccoon. Hop on the set for a Rocket ride.

If I were you I'd buy the corporate alliance tank droid. It's cheaper, has Jango Fett, and it's cooler looking.